Facts - Typhoon Haiyan

• When was Typhoon Haiyan?

  8th November 2013
• Where did Typhoon Haiyan happen?

  Philippines
• What was the category of the Typhoon Haiyan?

  Category 5
• What were the wind speeds of the Typhoon?

  170mph
• How high were the waves?

  15m high
• What was the cost of rebuilding?

  $5.8 billion
• How many people were still living in temporary shelters?

  Thousands
• What is an eye of a hurricane?

  The centre
• What is the Coriolis effect?


  Deflection of moving objects caused by Earth's rotation.
• What temperature must it be for a Typhoon to form?

  27°C
• Why are Typhoon’s forming more frequent?

  Climate change
• What are conditions like in the eye of a hurricane?

  Calm